Solar Lattice

Function

Reverse polarity protection

ID
func:reverse-polarity-protection
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/func/reverse-polarity-protection
Status
active
Also known as
DC reverse polarity protection, Input reverse polarity protection, Polarity safeguard
Category
Protection
Function kind
protection

Reverse polarity protection keeps the inverter's DC inputs safe when a PV string is wired with its polarity reversed. In Sunny Tripower TL-US, Sunny Tripower US-50 and STP 50-US-41 / 62-US-41 inverters, SMA implements it with a short-circuit diode. The FIMER TRIO-20.0/27.6-TL-OUTD has it, but the datasheet calls it passive inverter protection only. The Fronius Galvo, Primo and Symo inverters list reverse polarity protection as integrated. The KACO blueplanet 125 TL3 US lists no polarity safeguard, so string polarity must be checked before connecting it.

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